Saving Private Ryan
Directed by Steven SpielbergAs U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Saving Private Ryan Ratings & Reviews
- TanalienJanuary 9, 2025It was this film, Saving Private Ryan, that led me to realize the core tenet of Steven Spielberg’s movies: they are all courageous stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This theme began in fictitious waters: an archaeologist, a boy and an alien, and a paleontologist. Those were powerful tales, but by delving into the stories of America, Spielberg has tapped into something more. Still, the men we follow in the film’s Second Ranger Battalion may be fictitious, but the Second Ranger Battalion itself was a very real part of D-Day. Spielberg is building many of his narratives around American heroes and documenting our history in ways that can’t be gleaned from a textbook.
- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025The storming of Omaha beach sequence is simply one of the greatest technical achievements in film. Kaminski’s cinematography combined with immersive sound design result in an absolutely visceral viewing experience. I remember watching this in the theater on opening weekend and being completely out of breath once those first 25 or 30 minutes are up. It had been quite a while since I’d actually watched this, but it definitely still holds up. I would love to see Spielberg tackle something like this again.
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Saving Private Ryan Trivia
Saving Private Ryan was released on July 24, 1998.
Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielberg.
Saving Private Ryan has a runtime of 2h 49m.
Saving Private Ryan was produced by Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Ian Bryce, Steven Spielberg.
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
The key characters in Saving Private Ryan are Captain Miller (Tom Hanks), Sergeant Horvath (Tom Sizemore), Private Reiben (Edward Burns).
Saving Private Ryan is rated R.
Saving Private Ryan is a Drama, War, History film.
Saving Private Ryan has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Saving Private Ryan had a budget of $70M.
Saving Private Ryan has made $481.8M at the box office.